Global Security Newswire
Daily News on Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Weapons, Terrorism and Related Issues
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House Lawmakers Sprint Through Nuclear Arms Spending Debate
WASHINGTON -- House lawmakers took less than 10 minutes to wrap up a Wednesday discussion of a spending bill component containing several restrictions on the Obama administration's handling of nuclear arms and missile defense operations.
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NRC Panel Reviews Fears Plutonium Vulnerable To Theft
WASHINGTON – A Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing board is reviewing activists’ claims that plans to convert nuclear weapon-usable plutonium into reactor fuel in South Carolina do not include adequate security measures.
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Pentagon Authorizes Nuclear Materials Transport Under Nunn-Lugar Program
May 22, 2013 | Chris Schneidmiller | Cooperative Threat Reduction, NuclearWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Defense Department has authorized its Cooperative Threat Reduction program to provide for transit of materials that could be used in nuclear or radiological weapons, officials confirmed this week.
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Senator Looks to Strengthen WMD Nonproliferation in Middle East, North Africa
May 22, 2013 | Chris Schneidmiller | Cooperative Threat Reduction, Biological , Cooperative Threat Reduction, Chemical , Cooperative Threat Reduction, NuclearWASHINGTON – A Senate Democrat on Wednesday submitted a bill aimed at applying lessons learned in threat-reduction operations in the former Soviet Union to strengthening WMD nonproliferation activities in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Senators Aim to Arm Syrian Opposition
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved legislation to supply arms to opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, but it remained uncertain who could receive lethal assistance under the bill, Reuters reported .
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Reactor Vessel Arrives at Iran's Arak Plant: IAEA
Iran has shipped a reactor vessel to an unfinished heavy-water complex but has yet to finish putting the equipment in place, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday in a new report on the Middle Eastern nation's nuclear operations.
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North Korean Envoy Heads to China
May 22, 2013 | Nuclear Nonproliferation, Arms Control, DisarmamentA senior military official led a group of North Korean personnel to China on Wednesday for talks seemingly aimed at lowering tensions between the longtime allies, Reuters reported.
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Minuteman 3 ICBM Launched in Test
The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday conducted a trial flight of its Minuteman 3 ICBM.
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Oman, U.S. Close in on $2.1B Antimissile Deal
The United States appears ready to supply Oman with $2.1 billion in air-defense technology U.S. government personnel said would complement similar gear sold to regional partners including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, United Press International reported on Tuesday.
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Russia to Retire, Destroy Two Nuke Subs
Russia intends before 2014 to retire two Soviet-era Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarines, which will then be destroyed within seven years, RIA Novosti reported.
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Mustard Agent Munitions Still Popping up in Utah
A number of decades-old mortar cartridges filled with mustard blister agent have been pulled from a dumping site at the Deseret Chemical Depot in Utah, and more are expected to be located, the Salt Lake Tribune reported on Wednesday.
Quote of the Day
Jin Canrong, associate dean of Renmin University's School of International Studies, on likely topics of discussion during a high-level North Korean official's trip this week to Beijing.The Chinese people have been angered by North Korea's provocations. Certainly one of China's demands will be for North Korea to stop doing this.
